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this is from the civil rights data collection from 2009 to 2010 gathered by the department of education. here is more on the issue with secretary duncan. >> the support talks about three different subjects. teachers, access to rigor and discipline. first one, teachers. in fact, through the second round the data collected in the 2009/2010 school year, teachers were paid on average $2,200 less per year than colleagues in other schools because they are younger and less experienced. they vary by district. in new york, the discrepancy in high schools is more than $8,000. in philadelphia, the number is greater. we have some work to do there. more than $14,000 per teacher. the best way to challenge this reality is for districts and unions to work together in very different ways and reward great teachers and great principals for taking on tough assignments in schools and communities where there is high turnover and positions are hard to fill. we have to attract and retain great talent. great teachers and great principals make a difference. we have to get them to the children and in the communit
this is from the civil rights data collection from 2009 to 2010 gathered by the department of education. here is more on the issue with secretary duncan. >> the support talks about three different subjects. teachers, access to rigor and discipline. first one, teachers. in fact, through the second round the data collected in the 2009/2010 school year, teachers were paid on average $2,200 less per year than colleagues in other schools because they are younger and less experienced. they vary...
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rights to financial regulation to foreign policy. >> in 2005/2006, people in the hillary clinton, bill clinton machine saying barack obama? are you kidding? >> in the red corner bill kristol, one of america's most celebrated political commentators and a thorn in the side of the obama administration on everything from health care to u.s./israel relations. the coming presidential election in november is one in which ajc's priorities will be center stage. what is the best approach to iran, given the regime's continuing drive to obtain nuclear weapons capability? is the grand prize of an israeli/palestinian peace settlement something that has eluded successive presidents for more than half a century, any closer? and against the continued debate about homeland security, how close is the united states towards reducing its dependence on energy supplies from hostile states? over the next hour, these and other issues will be in the spotlight. so don't forget to submit your questions as we welcome you to ajc's great debate on election 2012. [ applause ] >> thank you. and thank you to linda and j
rights to financial regulation to foreign policy. >> in 2005/2006, people in the hillary clinton, bill clinton machine saying barack obama? are you kidding? >> in the red corner bill kristol, one of america's most celebrated political commentators and a thorn in the side of the obama administration on everything from health care to u.s./israel relations. the coming presidential election in november is one in which ajc's priorities will be center stage. what is the best approach to...
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. >>> in alabama, voting rights demonstrators are reenacting a key event of the civil rights era. the march from selma to montgomery, the state capital. thousands marked its 47th anniversary yesterday crossing a selma bridge where marchers were beaten by police in 1965. hundreds are expected to march the full 50 miles to montgomery protesting the tough new immigration and voter i.d. laws. >>> on the cbs "moneywatch," bp agreed to a multibillion dollar settlement and bloomberg ranks the world's wealthiest individuals. ashley morrison is here with that. we're not on that last, unfortunately, ashley. >> i was check and i could not find our names. >> yeah. >> stocks overseas dropped following low annual growth forecast from china, toke yaes fell 1%. while the hang seng erased nearly 1.5%. this week the government releases the february unemployment report. the economy could gain 200,000 jobs for a third consecutive month. stocks were up to close out february. the dow added 33 points last week while the nasdaq gained 11. >>> market analysts expect the price of bp shares to rise after th
. >>> in alabama, voting rights demonstrators are reenacting a key event of the civil rights era. the march from selma to montgomery, the state capital. thousands marked its 47th anniversary yesterday crossing a selma bridge where marchers were beaten by police in 1965. hundreds are expected to march the full 50 miles to montgomery protesting the tough new immigration and voter i.d. laws. >>> on the cbs "moneywatch," bp agreed to a multibillion dollar settlement and...
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that they must also show respect and provide civil rights for minorities in their country, and they also have to protect our embassies. i think we also have to communicate that israel is our ally, our close ally. the president's decision not to meet with bibi netanyahu, prime minister of israel, when the prime minister is here for the united nations session i think is a mistake, and it sends a message throughout the middle east that somehow we distance ourselves from our friends. and i think the exact opposite approach is what's necessary. >> pelley: there are a lot of unknowns in being president. i wonder how you would make a decision on whether to send u.s. forces into combat. >> romney: well, it would be a very high hurdle. number one, a very substantial american interest at stake. number two, a clear definition of our mission. number three, a clear definition of how we'll know when our mission is complete. number four, providing the resources to make sure that we can carry out that mission effectively, overwhelming resources. and finally, a clear understanding of what will be left af
that they must also show respect and provide civil rights for minorities in their country, and they also have to protect our embassies. i think we also have to communicate that israel is our ally, our close ally. the president's decision not to meet with bibi netanyahu, prime minister of israel, when the prime minister is here for the united nations session i think is a mistake, and it sends a message throughout the middle east that somehow we distance ourselves from our friends. and i think...
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the civil rights in the 1960s, and i don't get that much grief from the right for saying it. but you can't on the one hand claim credit for women's suffrage and gay rights and civil rights and all these things and at the same time complain about how conservatives are the aggressors in the culture war. the self-anointed forces of change, norses of progress, people who want to move forward, as president obama likes to say, these are the people who are trying to impose their ideas on society and the reaction you get from the right, from the evangelical christians or from people who want to keep -- whatever it is, these are the victims, sos' speak in the culture war. doesn't mean they're always right but the idea of trying to defend the definition of marriage which has been around for a thousand years is somehow an imo'sayings, strikes me as ludicrous. the other side is trying item pose thing and the way the press covers it, they way people talk about it, the way the left talks about it, it's always about how the right wants to control how people live on the left when in arrest t
the civil rights in the 1960s, and i don't get that much grief from the right for saying it. but you can't on the one hand claim credit for women's suffrage and gay rights and civil rights and all these things and at the same time complain about how conservatives are the aggressors in the culture war. the self-anointed forces of change, norses of progress, people who want to move forward, as president obama likes to say, these are the people who are trying to impose their ideas on society and...
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one of the nation's premier civil rights and human rgt relations agencies. thank you again for being here this morning. i'd like to introduce our experts round table on this next topic and to call on national commissioner and regional board chair from new england michael sheets. [ applause ] >> okay. good morning, again. the intense focus on promoting arab-israeli peace that once dominated america's middle east policy agenda has taken a backseat to concern about seismic shifts underway in places like egypt and syria. the arab uprisings have brought about profound political and regional upheaval. it will be years before we can truly assess its lasting impact, but for now, the uprisings have shaken out some of the foundation upon which u.s. policy has been based. at the same time, leaders across the international community find their attention shifted to iran's march nuclear weapons capability and the often heated debate over options to confront him. we just heard from president obama's top advisor on national security in the middle east. and now we're privile
one of the nation's premier civil rights and human rgt relations agencies. thank you again for being here this morning. i'd like to introduce our experts round table on this next topic and to call on national commissioner and regional board chair from new england michael sheets. [ applause ] >> okay. good morning, again. the intense focus on promoting arab-israeli peace that once dominated america's middle east policy agenda has taken a backseat to concern about seismic shifts underway in...
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jack, of course, is the son of civil rights leader reverend jesse jackson. he hasn't been on the hill since late may. his office previously said he was suffering from a quote, medical condition. so we want to talk more about what this mood disorder could be and to help us do that, we have dr. henry cloud. he is a clinical psychologist and author of many, many books. >> good to be here. >> i want to talk about a mood disorder. the a.p.a. said this could be a broad range. it could be a depressive episode. it coulde bipolar disorder. what do we think mood disorder really means? >> well, you know, broadly speaking, it is two buckets of stuff. people like you said, that are depressed and their mood is down. or it is people that the mood is so elevated that they go manic or you've heard either one is bipolar. now, the problem here is that the bucket, the description that they're giving us is so big that it leaves so many questions unanswered. you can have somebody with a depression who can recover, function very, very well, or you can have somebody on the more ser
jack, of course, is the son of civil rights leader reverend jesse jackson. he hasn't been on the hill since late may. his office previously said he was suffering from a quote, medical condition. so we want to talk more about what this mood disorder could be and to help us do that, we have dr. henry cloud. he is a clinical psychologist and author of many, many books. >> good to be here. >> i want to talk about a mood disorder. the a.p.a. said this could be a broad range. it could be...
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. >> if you look at history, whether it be the civil rights movement, the feminist movement, it takes a while before you get going. >> reporter: zucotti park is no longer occupied, but it is surrounded by police barricades, a remirpd of tnder of the past . >> we don't need to sit in zucotti park. we got through. >> reporter: one of the problems this group has faced from the beginning is a lack of a clear goal. however, the overriding sentiment i got from them, at least from some, is economic justice. they're going to try to embody that, play that out tomorrow morning down here in lower manhattanme manhattan. they're going to gather in four different locations, including zucotti park behind me where they camped out for two months, and then at 7:00 a.m. they'll converge on the new york stock exchange and try to form a human chain around the new york stock exchange. they know it's going to be tough. there's already increased police presence here. they say this is an act of civil d disobedience. don? >> i'm going to embarrass you and say welcome back to work. it was an intense time for yo
. >> if you look at history, whether it be the civil rights movement, the feminist movement, it takes a while before you get going. >> reporter: zucotti park is no longer occupied, but it is surrounded by police barricades, a remirpd of tnder of the past . >> we don't need to sit in zucotti park. we got through. >> reporter: one of the problems this group has faced from the beginning is a lack of a clear goal. however, the overriding sentiment i got from them, at least...
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. >>> civil rights leaders and protesters are on a historic five-day, 50-mile march. they are recreating the path martin luther king jr. took four decades ago. it's to raise awareness on a new attack of minority voters and a ramped up attack regarding immigration rights. dr. king's son is leading the right. along with him is msnbc's reverend al sharpton. help us understand the feeling. you've been there for much of the weekend. the feeling from the people there with you. >> the feeling is very strong. the march 47 years ago that lead to the voting act. now we're seeing these voter id laws that are being proposed as well as the states that have directly gone after the voting rights act, this is the most serious attempt to revoke the voting rights act. that's why we called on this five-day march. various organizations have joined with me. we slept at an encampment at a church on cots. we'll be laying out a manifesto of how to act. this is a build up toward friday's announcement that we brat how f celebrate how farr we have come. >> people have to present photo id. we he
. >>> civil rights leaders and protesters are on a historic five-day, 50-mile march. they are recreating the path martin luther king jr. took four decades ago. it's to raise awareness on a new attack of minority voters and a ramped up attack regarding immigration rights. dr. king's son is leading the right. along with him is msnbc's reverend al sharpton. help us understand the feeling. you've been there for much of the weekend. the feeling from the people there with you. >> the...
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not a civil-rights. since are the driving force behind powerful protest during the vietnam war, and students have shown their ability to get out front. after hurricane katrina, my dad took a group to the gulf coast to help rebuild houses down there. who did the turn to? college students. he was not disappointed. 700 college students joined him on that trip. during their spring bay, they gave up the beach and instead, they lived on a gym floor in new orleans. they cleared debris, fixed houses, and help their neighbors who were so desperately in need. i could go to more examples, but young people have tremendous potential power in our country. so often, we forget, do not use our voices, to not use our feet. and you have all heard the jfk quote. i actually think that in america today, it is ok to ask those questions. we expect our government to respond to our needs. the greensboro four expected more from america. for years, young people have been ignored obama postelection into the eight marked the height o
not a civil-rights. since are the driving force behind powerful protest during the vietnam war, and students have shown their ability to get out front. after hurricane katrina, my dad took a group to the gulf coast to help rebuild houses down there. who did the turn to? college students. he was not disappointed. 700 college students joined him on that trip. during their spring bay, they gave up the beach and instead, they lived on a gym floor in new orleans. they cleared debris, fixed houses,...
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a letter from the doj's civil rights division called for florida to -- for more, we're joined by three guests. from capitol hill, democratic congress member ted deutch of florida, one of six members of congress who wrote to gov. rick scott demanding the state stop cleaning its voter rolls since the process "fails to meet the basic standards of accountability." we're also joined by maureen russo in fort lauderdale, florida, one of congress member this is "democracy now!," democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. 's constituents who received a letter telling her to prefer citizenship or she would lose the right to vote. in new york, diana sen, part of a coalition of civil-rights groups working to protect latino voters in florida and elsewhere. congress member deutch, can you tell us what is happening? >> what we have seen in florida is an effort on a massive scale by gov. sky to suppress the vote to make it more difficult for people to vote in florida. but there is a list of 182,000 names that the governor has delivered to supervisors of elections throughout the state
a letter from the doj's civil rights division called for florida to -- for more, we're joined by three guests. from capitol hill, democratic congress member ted deutch of florida, one of six members of congress who wrote to gov. rick scott demanding the state stop cleaning its voter rolls since the process "fails to meet the basic standards of accountability." we're also joined by maureen russo in fort lauderdale, florida, one of congress member this is "democracy now!,"...
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. >>> in selma, alabama, now, a huge crowd is re-creating the 1965 civil rights protest that you see right here. they are walking across edmund pettis bridge to commemorate the day known as bloody sunday. that was when alabama state troopers and local deputies attacked civil rights marchers. >>> vladimir putin declares victory today, telling his supporters, quote, we have won. unofficial exit polls show putin with more than 64% of the vote. his closest competitor received less than 20%. stay right here, we're live from moscow in just a few minutes. >>> let's get back now to our coverage of community struggling after being hit last week by a deadly storm system. ♪ ♪ amazing grace how sweet the sound ♪ >> prayer in henriville, indiana, as survivors head to church amid the devastation. parishioners are giving thanks. >> thank you for our community. thank you for our loved ones. thank you for these hands that we hold every week as we seek your direction and will. god, thank you that you supply not only our physical needs, but emotional and spiritual needs. >> let's head now to west
. >>> in selma, alabama, now, a huge crowd is re-creating the 1965 civil rights protest that you see right here. they are walking across edmund pettis bridge to commemorate the day known as bloody sunday. that was when alabama state troopers and local deputies attacked civil rights marchers. >>> vladimir putin declares victory today, telling his supporters, quote, we have won. unofficial exit polls show putin with more than 64% of the vote. his closest competitor received less...
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he's urging faith leaders and even civil rights leaders in the african-american community to mobilize their churches to help kids, parents, and teachers find solutions to the problems in education. he says, kids must come first. >> we just have a crisis in our country. in our public education system is not doing well by our children, it's going to take an entire community to say enough is enough. >> johnson wants to level the playing field for all children who operate from a disadvantage, something he's too familiar with. >> and i grow up in a poor neighborhood and the only way to make it out of the community is basketball and got a scholarship to uc berkley. >> and he knows competing and winning, as a nba player with the phoenix suns enjoyed 12 years as one of the top players of the game. during his nba career, jonathan launched st. hope, a nonprofit community development organization to revitalize earn city communities in his hometown of sacramento. >> i didn't have any of my friends with me on college. they were on drugs, you know, in jail or dead. and i remember thinking, you know
he's urging faith leaders and even civil rights leaders in the african-american community to mobilize their churches to help kids, parents, and teachers find solutions to the problems in education. he says, kids must come first. >> we just have a crisis in our country. in our public education system is not doing well by our children, it's going to take an entire community to say enough is enough. >> johnson wants to level the playing field for all children who operate from a...
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one of the nation's premier civil rights and human relations agencies. we are very proud of our 100-year record of fighting bigotry and hate and building bridges of understanding between all people. we'd like to welcome our honored guests from the diplomatic and political community from the embassies of egypt and israel and others. [ applause ] i also would like to welcome the ambassador from norway. welcome, thank you for being here. [ applause ] before we start our session, i want to take a few moments to recognize our glass leadership classes. i know it's early, but i hear the buzz so i want to hear from you. let's start with atlanta and the southeast. [ applause ] how about detroit? [ applause ] houston and the southwest. [ applause ] las vegas [ applause ] they're used to staying up all night. we have an interesting program this morning on u.s. policy in a dynamic and dangerous middle east. to introduce our first speaker i'd like to call upon steved aler member of our national commission from austin, texas. [ applause ] >> morning. this morning sess
one of the nation's premier civil rights and human relations agencies. we are very proud of our 100-year record of fighting bigotry and hate and building bridges of understanding between all people. we'd like to welcome our honored guests from the diplomatic and political community from the embassies of egypt and israel and others. [ applause ] i also would like to welcome the ambassador from norway. welcome, thank you for being here. [ applause ] before we start our session, i want to take a...
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there was protesting against the government also alleged civil rights abuses. >> was a contest scheduled on may 26. the city will be flooded with visitors across europe. -- from across europe. >> each day, a few new songs are being performed. this year's eurovision song contest kicks off on the weekends. scenes like these show a side of the city that do not fit well with the pop events. on monday, police used violence to bait -- break up an opposition rally. some were arrested. this is nothing unusual. authorities regularly out law rallies like this. these pictures show the first- ever meeting between the government also representatives and delegates from human rights organizations. it was staged to look like a dialogue, but it was not. the active list -- activists' claims of mystery men were dismissed. >> they are trying to politicize the song contest by painting a negative picture of the sea. it is a picture we do not deserve. >> the problems are about political freedoms. freedom of expression. it is not only about the general, but the other people who tried to express their opinions w
there was protesting against the government also alleged civil rights abuses. >> was a contest scheduled on may 26. the city will be flooded with visitors across europe. -- from across europe. >> each day, a few new songs are being performed. this year's eurovision song contest kicks off on the weekends. scenes like these show a side of the city that do not fit well with the pop events. on monday, police used violence to bait -- break up an opposition rally. some were arrested. this...
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or that as governor he marched for civil rights on the streets of detroit. though he did those things, too. more than these acts, it was the kind of man he was and the way he dealt with every person black or white. he was a man of the fairest instincts and a man of faith who knew that every person was a child of god. [ applause ] i'm grateful to him for so many things and above all for the knowledge of god whose ways are not always our ways, but as justice is certain and whose mercy endures forever. every good cause on this earth relies in the end on a plan bigger than ours. without depends on god, dr. king said, our efforts turned to ashes and our sun rises into darkest night unless his spirit pervades our lives we found out when g.k. chesterton called cures that don't cure, blessings that don't bless and solutions that don't solve, end of quote. of all that you bring to the work of today's civil rights cause, no advantage counts for more than this abiding confidence in the name above every name. against cruelty, arrogance, and all the foolishness of man, t
or that as governor he marched for civil rights on the streets of detroit. though he did those things, too. more than these acts, it was the kind of man he was and the way he dealt with every person black or white. he was a man of the fairest instincts and a man of faith who knew that every person was a child of god. [ applause ] i'm grateful to him for so many things and above all for the knowledge of god whose ways are not always our ways, but as justice is certain and whose mercy endures...
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and civil rights and all these things and at the same time complain about how cult conservatives are the aggressors in the culture war. the self-anointed forces of change, the forces of progress, the people who want to move forward as barack obama likes to say, these are the people who are trying to impose their ideas on society. and the reaction you get from the right, from the evangelical christians or from people who want to keep vmi all male or whatever it is, these are the victims, so to speak, in the culture wars. doesn't mean they're always right. but the idea that somehow trying to defend the definition of marriage that's been around for a thousand years is somehow an imposition strikes me as ludicrous. the other side is trying to impose things, and yet the way the press covers it, the way people talk about it, the way the left certainly talks about it, it is always about how the right wants to control how people live on the left. when in reality it is the left that is initiating these things, that is pushing these arguments, that is trying to change the country. you know, ba
and civil rights and all these things and at the same time complain about how cult conservatives are the aggressors in the culture war. the self-anointed forces of change, the forces of progress, the people who want to move forward as barack obama likes to say, these are the people who are trying to impose their ideas on society. and the reaction you get from the right, from the evangelical christians or from people who want to keep vmi all male or whatever it is, these are the victims, so to...
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it is the civil rights issue of our time. the problem is mitt romney's plan actually doesn't do what he says because it doesn't have any sticks in it. all carrots, no sticks. what happens to the school that are left behind? so let's say that every child is able to leave and go to a new school. what happens to the kids who are left? you have got to be able to turn those schools around. if you turn the schools around, you need people who can go into the schools and make a difference. so i was talking to my brother today who is a middle school principal in washington. he says the problem is you don't have enough teachers and principals who are prepared to go into the high-risk, low performing schools and be able to make a difference. you need better supply. so he's real -- if i were mitt romney and the republicans i would focus more on getting more kids out of these education schools, out of college who can go in there and make a fight. >> you have to be able to fire the people who aren't good. >> well, look, you have different
it is the civil rights issue of our time. the problem is mitt romney's plan actually doesn't do what he says because it doesn't have any sticks in it. all carrots, no sticks. what happens to the school that are left behind? so let's say that every child is able to leave and go to a new school. what happens to the kids who are left? you have got to be able to turn those schools around. if you turn the schools around, you need people who can go into the schools and make a difference. so i was...
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, through the civil society, women's rights respected and preserving a country without a constitution. sins we have a constitution or bill of rights in the constitution and freedom before we hit -- passed away and the plaza and it has been a challenge, forced -- i encourage you -- in the aspect but we have a new constitution and to extend their rights. and the issue of human rights and still needed. and the culture is not something you can change. [talking over each other] >> talking about everybody's equal. what we have everywhere, respect prosecution or enter the country like happens in many places. it is a -- we have a lot of violence. and do something about that. what to do about it? one is to take them to the judges. what we have been doing for some time is trying to -- accomplishing that to have health and education at the same time. talking about violence and sexuality and change the way children see the country. people think they can be violent against different ways of facing life. it is hard work. get to the constitution and think everyone has the same right. much more diffi
, through the civil society, women's rights respected and preserving a country without a constitution. sins we have a constitution or bill of rights in the constitution and freedom before we hit -- passed away and the plaza and it has been a challenge, forced -- i encourage you -- in the aspect but we have a new constitution and to extend their rights. and the issue of human rights and still needed. and the culture is not something you can change. [talking over each other] >> talking...
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rights. instead of respecting these principles of international law and in the context of feverish attempts to enter veer in the internal affairs of syria, the french resolution against syria, some of whose officials have suddenly fallen in love with the syrian people after an emotional hibernation towards our people for centuries. those i say foolishly dream of the return of colonialism and germany through resolutions and concocting new terms to justify interference into syria and internal affairs through misleading the public opinion exactly -- mimicking exactly what they did when 130,000 civilians were killed and a million iraquis were killed using the pretext of looking for armed destruction and under the pretext of promoting democracy searching for weapons of mass destruction which are not there, destruction of afghanistan under the pretext of fighting terrorism and establishing clandestine prisoners and detention centers in abu ghraib under the context of freedom. >> heard through a tra
rights. instead of respecting these principles of international law and in the context of feverish attempts to enter veer in the internal affairs of syria, the french resolution against syria, some of whose officials have suddenly fallen in love with the syrian people after an emotional hibernation towards our people for centuries. those i say foolishly dream of the return of colonialism and germany through resolutions and concocting new terms to justify interference into syria and internal...
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activists groups report that the civil rights in syria led to more than 21,000 deaths. with us is a senior fellow from breakings institution, a not partisan think tank. using the iraqi air face, what do you make of that? >>guest: well, it's not great. there are a lot of times where our own allies have denied us the use of airspace for operations they did not much like. denying airspace is not seen as all that hugely unfriendly of a thing. we had a lot of european allies deny it in the middle east crisis and france denied it in the libya operation. if iraq wanted to deny iran airspace it would not be a huge deal by the standards of the international community or how these kind of things work. as you know, iraq is won by a shia majority government. they are worried about being -- seeing president assad fall to insurgents in syria. they see this as a matter of national survival. that's probably why they willing to tolerate this overflight. >>shepard: is it fair to say that this began as sort of a people's uprising and switched to a bit a civil war, and, now, could be consi
activists groups report that the civil rights in syria led to more than 21,000 deaths. with us is a senior fellow from breakings institution, a not partisan think tank. using the iraqi air face, what do you make of that? >>guest: well, it's not great. there are a lot of times where our own allies have denied us the use of airspace for operations they did not much like. denying airspace is not seen as all that hugely unfriendly of a thing. we had a lot of european allies deny it in the...
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rights era america. hearing that his sister is dying, money makes his way across a country filled with institutional and casual racism, heading for the rural georgia town he thought he'd escaped and where he would never return. unlike her memories of her college years, it's not a happy portrait. and when we talked recently at the newly restored howard theater, morrison, who's now 81, said she very much intended that. >> i've noticed how people think of it as a kind of golden age, you know-- post-war, lots of money, everybody was employed, the television shows were cheerful. and i think we forgot what was really going on in the '50s. >> brown: what did we forget? >> we forgot mccarthy, anti- communist horror. we forgot that there was a war that we didn't call a war, called a korean "police action." and it was a violent time for african americans. >> brown: the "home" in the title is called lotus, georgia, and it's described... he describes it at one point as "the worst place in the world, worse than any b
rights era america. hearing that his sister is dying, money makes his way across a country filled with institutional and casual racism, heading for the rural georgia town he thought he'd escaped and where he would never return. unlike her memories of her college years, it's not a happy portrait. and when we talked recently at the newly restored howard theater, morrison, who's now 81, said she very much intended that. >> i've noticed how people think of it as a kind of golden age, you...
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rights the palestinians on a daily basis and where is the discussion about sanctions and diplomacy you know around that to me the iran issue represents to some extent you know any attempt to to point over here you know hey everyone look over there look at iran so you know israel can continue building settlements house demolitions home demolitions the west bank are up the sea are above the two thousand and eleven level which was the highest that it's ever been so we're already seeing an escalation you know under the cover of the iran and the elections israel is doing what it wants are you still are you saying that if israel would stop building settlements that iran would stop with its nuclear program are you implying that that's the motivation for iran's nuclear program. well i what i think is when you know you know what i mean it's a very interesting thing that it's a very interesting thing at the apec meeting there wasn't any major that i'm aware of any mention of the quarter quote peace process and i think in there's a great it's very interesting for western media particularly americ
rights the palestinians on a daily basis and where is the discussion about sanctions and diplomacy you know around that to me the iran issue represents to some extent you know any attempt to to point over here you know hey everyone look over there look at iran so you know israel can continue building settlements house demolitions home demolitions the west bank are up the sea are above the two thousand and eleven level which was the highest that it's ever been so we're already seeing an...
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such an incredible leader and spokesperson for civil rights and civil liberties. i'm proud to be here to join my colleagues on the congressional black caucus in all fields for the 42nd annual cbc have legislative conference. representing communities in south florida, and particularly focused on voting rights and ensuring we protect the most fundamental right we all have as american citizens, the right to vote. and while i am not wearing the dnc chair had today, i would be remiss if i didn't knowledge is a person charged with obama to be the democratic national committee barack obama to do finish line this november, and especially interested in any effort to press or deny voting rights if they know you all are, too. it is really shocking we need voting rights in 2012, but we press on. chairman cleaver, thank you so much for your friendship and for your leadership and for all that you do for the african-american community and all americans share the congressional black caucus. to my sister friend back there, congressman gwen moore and the man who assisted back, andr
such an incredible leader and spokesperson for civil rights and civil liberties. i'm proud to be here to join my colleagues on the congressional black caucus in all fields for the 42nd annual cbc have legislative conference. representing communities in south florida, and particularly focused on voting rights and ensuring we protect the most fundamental right we all have as american citizens, the right to vote. and while i am not wearing the dnc chair had today, i would be remiss if i didn't...
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. >> the answer to the civil rights movement. you choose sides. either choose for racial reconciliation. or choose harmony or choose racial lunacy and skin color. the friends and allies and mentors of barack obama chose racial idiocy and louis farrakhan is somehow the spokesperson of african-americans. he is not. any time you have the empowerment of blackite ideology you have the endorsement of racism. one more point. obama's sin is not just the sin of hugging. it's the sin of omission. because he is the intellectual and the intellectual must refute racial i'd si. >> we don't know a lot about his past. we look as he grew older and it was the olinski acorn model. reverend wright and political career in bill ayers homes and it started here and another piece of puzzle. here is -- i add this wasn't the smoking gun. i think it's three and a half years as president that should be the smoking gun because it's so bad but the question is, what does this tell americans. what should they learn from this ayers and wright, acorn, olinsky and straight on down,
. >> the answer to the civil rights movement. you choose sides. either choose for racial reconciliation. or choose harmony or choose racial lunacy and skin color. the friends and allies and mentors of barack obama chose racial idiocy and louis farrakhan is somehow the spokesperson of african-americans. he is not. any time you have the empowerment of blackite ideology you have the endorsement of racism. one more point. obama's sin is not just the sin of hugging. it's the sin of omission....
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and civil rights, and the reason for our existence and by the way, i want to remind everybody of one thing. remember, remember what this at its core was all about, why this organization at its core was all abo about. it was about the franchise and it was about the right to vote because when you have the right to vote you have the right to change things! and we, the president and i and eric and all of us, we see a future where those rights are expanded, not diminished and where racial profiling is a thing of the past! where access to the ballot is expanded and unencumbered. where there are no distinctions made on the basis of race or gender in access to housing and lending. and so much more. did you think we'd be fighting these battles again? i was chairman of the judiciary committee for almost 17 years with the ranking member. we've been through these battles. i didn't think. i didn't think we'd be back. i remember working with republicans, republicans, and by the way, this ain't your father's republican party. remember -- remember working with republicans on motor voter, on expandin
and civil rights, and the reason for our existence and by the way, i want to remind everybody of one thing. remember, remember what this at its core was all about, why this organization at its core was all abo about. it was about the franchise and it was about the right to vote because when you have the right to vote you have the right to change things! and we, the president and i and eric and all of us, we see a future where those rights are expanded, not diminished and where racial profiling...
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>> reporter: what we're being told by the civil rights group is they expect up to 2,000 people to turn out in this county. as you said before, they want to move the location, they wanted to do it here, but it's too small of an area. they expect to do it next to the county courthouse. like i said, we have been trying to talk to this pastor, we haven't been able to. we talked to one woman who left the service, all she would tell us is that this pastor is shocked at the national reaction to what's happened. >> gary, appreciate the reporting. >>> pastor whirly obviously has some strong support within his community. stacy pritchard is one of the church members, she joins us tonight. stacy, i know you're a defender of pastor whirly and i appreciate you coming on the program. do you agree with his statements that he said on the pulpit that gays and lesbians should be put behind electrified fences until they doubt out? >> i believe that that was taken -- i mean yes, he said that, but of course he would never want that to be done, of course people are going to take it and make it their own way
>> reporter: what we're being told by the civil rights group is they expect up to 2,000 people to turn out in this county. as you said before, they want to move the location, they wanted to do it here, but it's too small of an area. they expect to do it next to the county courthouse. like i said, we have been trying to talk to this pastor, we haven't been able to. we talked to one woman who left the service, all she would tell us is that this pastor is shocked at the national reaction to...
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ten commandments to basically civilized countries to be inferior and incapable of governing their own countries and people. were turned to some of the stories making headlines today announced the coast of new zealand and a cargo ship which grounded three months ago has been torn in two by storm so the degree of the sea cleanup teams are on standby in case the remaining oil on board. hundreds of tons of oil burst gushed into the sea when the ship hit a reef devastating wildlife in the area that's been described as new zealand's worst maritime disaster. an afghan investigative commission is accusing the american military of abusing inmates held at the u.s. run detention center. itself the prisoners gave numerous accounts of abuse and torture photos president karzai has demanded that the base be hundred over to afghan control the u.s. says it will investigate the allegations. a wave of sectarian violence targeting the christian minority has swept through eastern nigeria forcing hundreds from their homes attacks in a state of other men were killed at least thirty of the extremist islamist
ten commandments to basically civilized countries to be inferior and incapable of governing their own countries and people. were turned to some of the stories making headlines today announced the coast of new zealand and a cargo ship which grounded three months ago has been torn in two by storm so the degree of the sea cleanup teams are on standby in case the remaining oil on board. hundreds of tons of oil burst gushed into the sea when the ship hit a reef devastating wildlife in the area...
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as the late senator kennedy often said, civil rights is the great unfinished business of america. let's continue to fight here to make sure we truly have equal justice under law and equal protection of law as guaranteed by our constitution. mr. president, with that i would yield the floor. a senator: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from tennessee is recognized. mr. corker: thank you, mr. president. good to see you there. i rise to speak about the subject that our nation is focused on as the supreme court takes up some of the constitutional provisions of the health care law that was passed a couple years ago in this body, and, mr. president, obviously the courts will decide whether this law that was passed is constitutional. there are a number of challenges that will take place by the end of june, according to what we hear. secondly, there is an election process underway where the nominees running -- or the candidates running for the republican nomination have talked about the things that they will do in the event they are elected as it relates to the health care
as the late senator kennedy often said, civil rights is the great unfinished business of america. let's continue to fight here to make sure we truly have equal justice under law and equal protection of law as guaranteed by our constitution. mr. president, with that i would yield the floor. a senator: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from tennessee is recognized. mr. corker: thank you, mr. president. good to see you there. i rise to speak about the subject that our nation is...
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rights and vietnam. the democrats' jeane kirkpatric said at the 1984 republican convention, always blame america first. but today, it is the republican party that often seems angry with america. >> we deserve better. >> read the best-selling books by conservatives these days, s watch fox news, or attend a tea party rally. they're filled with rage. often combined with a powerful nostalgia for an america that has gone away. ronald reagan was the essential optimist. he advocated radical change from the 1970s liberalism, but he was very comfortable with america of the 1970s. from hollywood to california in general, where he was a popular governor. reagan was said to be three parts optimism and one part nostalgia. recently the formula seems to have been inverted. in 1996, bob dole gave an astonishing speech that attacked those who believed that the united states had improved over the previous decades. >> i say you're wrong. and i know because i was there, and i have seen it, and i remember. [ applause ] >> we
rights and vietnam. the democrats' jeane kirkpatric said at the 1984 republican convention, always blame america first. but today, it is the republican party that often seems angry with america. >> we deserve better. >> read the best-selling books by conservatives these days, s watch fox news, or attend a tea party rally. they're filled with rage. often combined with a powerful nostalgia for an america that has gone away. ronald reagan was the essential optimist. he advocated...